If you disable iCloud caching, all cached iCloud data is immediately removed from the content cache.

If you enable or disable iCloud content caching, you might want to restart the client devices. Client devices automatically discover changes, but it takes some time. However, if you restart the client devices, they will discover the changes immediately.

Share cached content with iOS devices

You can share the Internet connection and cached content of your Mac with iOS devices that are connected using USB. This feature is also called tethered caching.

With tethered caching:

iOS devices can be connected and disconnected at any time, as long as the Mac is awake.

iOS devices connected to a Mac using USB have an Internet connection, even when their Wi-Fi and mobile network connections are disabled.